Netflix has confirmed a Chicken Run sequel two decades after the first film was released - and fans are delighted.The streaming giant announced the news on the 20th anniversary of the original Aardman Animations title, which followed the lives of chickens on a farm who find out that their fate is not what they expected.Chicken Run, released in 2000, remains the highest-grossing stop-motion animated film of all time.Aardman says the sequel is expected to go into full production in 2021 before landing on Netflix - and it sounds quite different to the original.The first film stars Ginger, voiced by Julia Sawalha, and Rocky the rooster, portrayed by Mel Gibson, who hatch a plan to escape their home after finding out that they were to be made.
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